So Smart - First Words

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Summary: Sweet and Low Key but Engaging
Review: I bought this DVD for my daughter when she was 12 months hoping she would be interested in it. It wasn't until around a year and a half that she actually started to sit through it. Now she is captivated. All she wants to do is learn new words so she loves this video. It isn't a bunch of lights and music like other videos but rather slow paced and calm. It is perfect for quiet down time at night and she really does learn the words.

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Summary: So Smart first words needs a part 2
Review: I bought this DVD for my daughter when she was 12 months hoping she would be interested in it. It wasn't until around a year and a half that she actually started to sit through it. Now she is captivated. All she wants to do is learn new words so she loves this video. It isn't a bunch of lights and music like other videos but rather slow paced and calm. It is perfect for quiet down time at night and she really does learn the words.

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Summary: Beautifully done but doesn't hold my baby's attention
Review: I bought this item used, and good thing I didn't pay full price! I wanted to try something new, we have a couple baby einsteins and a brainy baby. I thought this would be GREAT. I was WRONG. The cartoon graphics are terrible, I can't even figure out what they are supposed to be. You'd have to be a GENIUS - not just so smart - to figure out what the pictures are before the voice over tells you. The pace is SO SLOW that my 11 month old lost interest - I lost interest. There is NO music to captivate him and the voice is so monotonous. There is even a disclaimer in the beginning saying that it's 30 min long, but your baby will tell you when it's time to move onto another activity. Well that happened instantly. I would not buy any more of this series if they are all of this poor quality. This is my first review on anything online, and I have to warn you against this purchase.

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Summary: Aweful
Review: I bought this item used, and good thing I didn't pay full price! I wanted to try something new, we have a couple baby einsteins and a brainy baby. I thought this would be GREAT. I was WRONG. The cartoon graphics are terrible, I can't even figure out what they are supposed to be. You'd have to be a GENIUS - not just so smart - to figure out what the pictures are before the voice over tells you. The pace is SO SLOW that my 11 month old lost interest - I lost interest. There is NO music to captivate him and the voice is so monotonous. There is even a disclaimer in the beginning saying that it's 30 min long, but your baby will tell you when it's time to move onto another activity. Well that happened instantly. I would not buy any more of this series if they are all of this poor quality. This is my first review on anything online, and I have to warn you against this purchase.

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Summary: Too slow....boring
Review: I have one year old triplets and went looking for DVDs similar to the Brainy Baby series, that they love. I tried these, but they are SO slow paced, and the voice-over is so monitone, they lost interest quickly. The pauses between stories and words are too long and they would move on to play with something before the next section began. I will not purchase any more of this series.

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Summary: Original series
Review: I like the So Smart series of videos because they are a nice change of pace from the Baby Einstein-style videos. They are low-key and not very commercialized. This one is really cute for building vocabulary. There isn't live-action video in it like many other baby videos. Instead, there is animation - but the style of the drawings is very appealing.

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Summary: My baby loves this!
Review: I purchased this for my son when he was 8 months old. From the very first time he watched it, he was GLUED to the screen. I use this DVD to occupy him while he's in his play-pen when I shower, or while I make dinner, etc. and so far (2 months later) he hasn't tired of it. My husband and I have it memorized, but it's a godsend. There is one portion that's a little slow, but we've just started skipping it. Overall, it's wonderful.

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Summary: My son begs me to turn this off
Review: My 16 month old does not enjoy this DVD. I think the abstract colors bother him. For example, a dog will be shown in bright colors with black and white patterns thrown in. I'm sure this is to capture a baby's visual interest, but my son doesn't understand why this dog doesn't look like a dog! I don't recall any live action in this DVD, which seems to be more interesting to my son at this age.

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Summary: My son begs me to turn this off
Review: My 16 month old does not enjoy this DVD. I think the abstract colors bother him. For example, a dog will be shown in bright colors with black and white patterns thrown in. I'm sure this is to capture a baby's visual interest, but my son doesn't understand why this dog doesn't look like a dog! I don't recall any live action in this DVD, which seems to be more interesting to my son at this age.

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Summary: Sweet and Low Key but Engaging
Review: My baby loves this DVD! He is 10 months old and has inherited an extensive DVD and video collection from his big brother but loves this one the best. It is bright and colorful with simple shapes and he can't get enough of it.